Skyline [antikvár]

Foreword The great proliferation of books on Eretz Israel in the past few years is a clear indication of the curiosity, thirst for knowledge, and profound attachment to this country and its landscapes on the part of Israelis. Thousands of sightseers have crisscrossed this little country in search of its past, to acquaint themselves with all its natural manifestations, and to enjoy its sights. Therefore, MoD Publishing House, proud to respond to this yearning, has become the leading publisher of Eretz Israel literature: in-depth studies of the history of the country and its Jewish inhabitants, travelogues, photo albums, and reference books. In the past few years, the idea of publishing an album presenting a bird's-eye view of the country has recurred several times, but it had to wait until two genuine "fanatics" stepped forward in the form of two pilots, professional photographers and nature lovers, lovers of the country and its landscapes, who combed it in the course of innumerable flights, bringing back a trove of sights and scenes from a unique and different angle. This duo of pilot-photographers are Duby Tal and Moni Haramati, Their photographs emphasize a graphic, structural and abstract perspective of Israel making use of the special light which illuminates the country at different hours of the day and in different seasons. They have exploited their unique angle of vision to lend objects an extraordinary appearance. Moni Haramati was born in 1950 in Kibbutz Giv'at Hayyim Ihud and grew up in Jerusalem, where he graduated from the Hebrew University High School. In the IDF he served in an Air Force helicopter squadron and flew on all fronts in the Yom Kippur War.